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Japan, Korea, Iran and China clinch berths at U19 World Champs

Lausanne, Switzerland, April 3, 2017 – Japan, Korea, Iran and China will compete at the 2017 FIVB Volleyball U19 World Championship after they reached the AVC Asia Boys’ U19 Championship semifinals on Monday.

The four will now head to the World Championship which takes place in Bahrain from August 18-27 after their success in the Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium in Nay Pwi Taw, Myanmar.

Japan were the first to qualify after they defeated Chinese Taipei 3-0 (25-19 25-20 25-14) to continue their run without dropping a set. They are now one victory from matching their silver medal from the Sri Lanka 2014 edition.

“To beat them, we came up with combination attacks and blocks to score points. In the semi-finals, it’s possible that we will play China. They are tall with high blocks. We have to make a good game plan how to cope with their blocks.”